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I don't know you handle all the etch you attach to your builds Gary, that would drive me batty!

Why do think I am batty

Gary

I guess it all makes sense now Gary

I thought i would have a go at painting the wooden boxes that i re-worked a while back.

Can't say i have painted 'timber' to any decent effect before. So i broke out the Lifecolor Weathered Wood set and had a play around. I guess there are many methods for painting a wood effect. But the work i did on the plastic, i thought, might come out good with the good ol dry brushing.

Base coat applied and progressive dry brushing. Each dry brushing step gets applied with less pressure and drier paint than the one before. So here we go.....

First. Base coat of Warm Dark Shade. Not to solid a coat and kept it a little patchy. I did make sure the deep recesses got a good coat though...




Second. Warm Base Color. Quite a heavy dry brush application...




Third. Warm Light Shade. Still reasonably heavy and wet dry brush application...




Fourth. Warm Light Shade 2. A drier paint and less pressure application...




Final. Cold Base Color. Very dry paint in the brush and lots of light brushing...




Maybe i didn't need so many applications. I might of got away with three colours at the most. But i thought the build up of colours might have a good effect.

Well, i am not one to blow my own trumpet, but i am quite very happy with those!!

Justin Wooding wrote:I am quite very happy with those!!

I would be too, Woody

Cracking work, really woody, Woody

Seriously, excellent and an SBS too

Steve H

Nice work Woody, I struggle with wood effects.

Maybe a dark wask to bring out the gain and a bit of oils fading around the nooks and crannies to bring out the details?

Adam

Nice Woody.

Cheers,
Vincent

Thanks chaps!

I put some paint on this on the weekend. Not totally happy with it. Man it looks a little psychadelic

Will get a couple of photos up tonight.

Adam Durrant wrote:
Maybe a dark wask to bring out the gain and a bit of oils fading around the nooks and crannies to bring out the details?

Adam, you think the boxes need a bit more work? I thought they were ok, but i do very much value your opinion

Ok, camouflage paint applied. Green too dark, brown too red and tan too yellow. As i said, it is pretty pshycadelic!!










I can get this to somewhere i like, i know i can. I have started to lighten the green with a filter of Tamiya NATO green, which i think looks better. I have done this on the green of the gun shield. I am happier with the green, i think you can see the difference in the photo where the shield meets the rear hull.....



All opinions and comments needed. Hit me with it!